Ironing-cabinet.



G. T. HARDY.

Patented Sept. 21, 1909. I 2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

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G. T. HARDY.

momma CABINET.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 30, 190B.

Patented Sept. 21, 1909.

WI THE SSE S 11 UNITED TATE PATENT @FFTQE.

IRONING-CABINET.

Application filed June 30,

To all whom "it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE T. HARDY, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city and county of Philadelphia, State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ironing-Cabinets, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in ironing cabinets, and the object of my invention is to furnish a convenient cabinet for holding the irons, ironing board, and other necessary articles used in the laundry in connection with ironing or pressing articles of wearing apparel.

In the accompanying drawings forming part of this specification and in which similar letters of reference indicate similar parts throughout the several views: Figure 1, is a perspective view of the cabinet, the door being open and the ironing board extended; Fig. 2. a front View, partly broken away, of the cabinet, the door being removed; Fig. 8, a section of Fig. 2 on line 8-3, the ironing board being shown in extended position by dotted lines. Fig. 4 is a detail sectional view of line 4- t of Fig. 2.

The cabinet a is an oblong box-like structure having side walls, a back, a door, and a top and bottom as is usual in articles of like nature. Upon opposite sides of the cabinet are runways Z) into which the ends of a runner 0 pass. Hinged, or otherwise suitably secured, to the runner c is the ironing board (l.

c are cords or chains, passing over pulleys and furnished at one end with counterweights g, their other ends being attached, the one, to a slide 2' secured to one side of the runner c, the other, to the slide 2' secured to the other side of this runner. The counterweights g are hung and travel in the rear portion of the runways b which, if desired, may be divided by a partition h to separate that part of the runway occupied by the runner 0 and the counterweight.

In Fig. 2 the ironing board is shown in position for storage, that is hanging from the runner 0 which is in its raised position.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 21, 194m.

1908. Serial No. 441,206.

To put the board into position for use its lower end is drawn outward and sufficient pressure is brought to bear to draw its upper end downward causing the runner c to descend in the runways Z2, as the board is counterweighted very littlepressure is required to accomplish this. The upper end of the board is brought down until the slides 2' carried by the runner, are arrested by a stop The board is now lifted to a hori zontal position and the leg 72 is dropped to support its outer end. The leg is is secured by hinges Z to the under side of the board cl. hen the board d is completely lowered and opened out its rear end abuts against the front of a shelf m which is furnished upon its top with a turnbutton a, Fig. 1, for holding the inner end of the board steady when in its opened position. The under side of the board is likewise furnished with a turnbutton 0, Figs. 2 and 3, for holding the leg is against the board (Z when closed, and with a hook p and eye 7" for locking the leg when opened.

s is a shelf, above the shelf m, for holding irons or other articles.

Having thus described my invention I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

1. In a device of the class described, an ironing board cabinet, comprising in combination an upright case, runways formed upon the opposite inner sides of said case, slides operative in said runways, a runner carried between said slides, an ironing board pivoted to said runner, said runner being adapted to be carried to the top of said casing to permit said board being suspended therefrom and folded entirely within said case, and means to counterbalance the movable members, said counterbalancing means being secured to said slides, and operating in said case.

2. In a device of the class described, in combination, an inclosing case, runways upon the opposite inner sides of said case, slides'adapted to travel vertically in said runways, a runner the ends of which are se cured to said slides, stops for limiting the downward movement of said slides, an ironing board the inner end of which is hinged to and carried by said runner, a supporting leg hinged to the outer under side of said board, cords one of the ends of which are secured to said runner carrying slides, counterweights secured to the other ends of said cords, and pulleys carried by the under side of the top of the inclosing case over which said cords pass, said cords and runner also 10 forming the support for said board when the latter is housed in said case.

GEORGE T. HARDY. Witnesses:

GEO. I-I. HILL, J r., CHARLES A. BUTTER. 

